diff --git a/README.html b/README.html
index f52cd0c..b447444 100644
--- a/README.html
+++ b/README.html
@@ -1268,6 +1268,11 @@ libav plugin package does not contain any codecs itself, it just
 provides a way for GStreamer to use ffmpeg/libav codec libraries which
 must be installed separately. For similar reasons, distributions may
 ship incomplete packages of GStreamer “plugins-bad”.</p>
+<ul>
+<li>starting with release UxPlay-1.65.3, UxPlay will continue to
+function, but without audio in mirror mode, if avdec_aac is
+missing.</li>
+</ul>
 <p>To troubleshoot GStreamer execute “export GST_DEBUG=2” to set the
 GStreamer debug-level environment-variable in the terminal where you
 will run uxplay, so that you see warning and error messages; see <a
@@ -1351,7 +1356,7 @@ an AppleTV6,2 with sourceVersion 380.20.1 (an AppleTV 4K 1st gen,
 introduced 2017, running tvOS 12.2.1), so it does not seem to matter
 what UxPlay claims to be.</p>
 <h1 id="changelog">Changelog</h1>
-<p>1.65.2 2023-07-22 Add RPM spec file; add graceful exit if required
+<p>1.65.3 2023-07-23 Add RPM spec file; add graceful exit if required
 gstreamer libav feature “avdec_aac” is missing: (this occurs in
 RPM-based distributions that ship an incomplete FFmpeg for Patent or
 License reasons, and rely on users installing an externally-supplied
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ef419a7..1d4f08e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1011,6 +1011,8 @@ needed may be "ffmpeg\*" or "libav\*" packages: the GStreamer libav plugin packa
 for GStreamer to use ffmpeg/libav codec libraries which must be installed separately.  For similar reasons, distributions may ship incomplete packages 
 of GStreamer "plugins-bad".
 
+* starting with release UxPlay-1.65.3, UxPlay will continue to function, but without audio in mirror mode, if avdec_aac is missing.
+
 To troubleshoot GStreamer execute  "export GST_DEBUG=2"
 to set the GStreamer debug-level environment-variable in the terminal
 where you will run uxplay, so that you see warning and error messages;
@@ -1080,7 +1082,7 @@ tvOS 12.2.1), so it does not seem to matter what UxPlay claims to be.
 
 
 # Changelog
-1.65.2 2023-07-22 Add RPM spec file; add graceful exit if required gstreamer libav feature "avdec_aac" is 
+1.65.3 2023-07-23 Add RPM spec file; add graceful exit if required gstreamer libav feature "avdec_aac" is 
                   missing: (this occurs in RPM-based distributions that ship an incomplete FFmpeg for Patent
                   or License reasons, and rely on users installing an externally-supplied complete FFmpeg).
 
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 6298332..4f7ae31 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -1295,6 +1295,9 @@ way for GStreamer to use ffmpeg/libav codec libraries which must be
 installed separately. For similar reasons, distributions may ship
 incomplete packages of GStreamer "plugins-bad".
 
+-   starting with release UxPlay-1.65.3, UxPlay will continue to
+    function, but without audio in mirror mode, if avdec_aac is missing.
+
 To troubleshoot GStreamer execute "export GST_DEBUG=2" to set the
 GStreamer debug-level environment-variable in the terminal where you
 will run uxplay, so that you see warning and error messages; see
@@ -1386,7 +1389,7 @@ what UxPlay claims to be.
 
 # Changelog
 
-1.65.2 2023-07-22 Add RPM spec file; add graceful exit if required
+1.65.3 2023-07-23 Add RPM spec file; add graceful exit if required
 gstreamer libav feature "avdec_aac" is missing: (this occurs in
 RPM-based distributions that ship an incomplete FFmpeg for Patent or
 License reasons, and rely on users installing an externally-supplied
diff --git a/uxplay.spec b/uxplay.spec
index c9335ef..ac9cc26 100644
--- a/uxplay.spec
+++ b/uxplay.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           uxplay
-Version:        1.65.2
+Version:        1.65.3
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 
 %define gittag  v%{version}